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Post by Lucy on Feb 7, 2011 17:46:20 GMT
 A case that involves a severed foot, hand and a headless torso crosses the desk of William Murdoch, a detective with the Toronto Constabulary. Dr. Llewellyn Francis, Julia Ogden’s replacement is convinced that the body parts are from one victim. Murdoch is not convinced however, and contacts Dr. Ogden. Julia would feel guilty if she did not help Murdoch on this case. She determines that the body parts are, in fact, from three separate victims. She also believes they may be dealing with only one killer. |
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Post by flip18 on Feb 15, 2011 22:21:03 GMT
Is Alibi's episode guide wrong, I could've sworn the new Doctor was referred to as Dr Lewis and not Philpott? Angsty William scenes to start and finish the episode. They're very well done, but I was shouting at him to stop beggering about and phone Julia and sort things out  Especially given the cautionary tale he witnessed of Lamb and his once fiancé. It's hard not to love Brackenreid when he's being this supportive of William and you can see that he cares about the whole William/Julia situation. Even if it may be only to stop William being so 'insubordinate'  Think my favourite line was George's exasperated "Higgins! Just the facts man!" at the crime scene. Ah, seems like only yesterday he was in Higgins' shoes! This was one of those cases where you wish Murdoch wasn't quite as clever as he is and that the perpertrator could've gotten away with it. Love Victor Garber. Pleasant change to see Paul Rhys on my screen and not have him be the actual bad guy! |
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Post by Lucy on Feb 15, 2011 22:31:24 GMT
I think you might be right about the new doctor. We will have to watch it again to make sure! I thought it was a very good episode and hopefully William will sort things out with Julia soon! |
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Post by camilla on Feb 15, 2011 22:32:19 GMT
Thank you for the review!!omg I'm a big big fan of Julia and William so i really can't wait to' see them together again onscreen!
William is very sad for her i suppose..
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Post by flip18 on Feb 15, 2011 22:43:14 GMT
Despite not appearing in the episode - she's only seen in flashback to the S3 finale and heard in voice over - I felt Julia's presence was *everywhere*. Am going to be intrigued to see what, or who, brings her back to Toronto - I've not read the episode guides so no idea of spoilers for that.
Just watched a few bits back and Julia definately refers to him as Dr Francis and the end credits list him as that too. Strange!
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Post by camilla on Feb 15, 2011 22:49:49 GMT
Thank you flip!is very nice know William loves Julia..i continue to' think they can have an happy ending and i don't see William with anybody else..Julia is perfect for him and he for her!a lot of people don't see they together,but i do!
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Post by flip18 on Feb 15, 2011 22:52:19 GMT
Am with you there, Camilla. I don't "ship" much usually but for William and Julia it just seems right  |
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Post by camilla on Feb 15, 2011 23:00:26 GMT
Great flip,happy to' know it!I think they Are soo nice together!awww poor William without his Julia!!i haven't seen the episode yet but i can imagine his sadness!
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Post by camilla on Feb 17, 2011 0:47:03 GMT
Sorri for the double post,but I have seen the episode!!!!i'm very happy to' find it so soon!
I agree with the flip's review,Julia is not in the episode but thanks to' the great Yannick interpretation we can feel her everywhere..so sorry to' see him so sad for lost the love of his life,but i like it too..it's so romantic!i really can't wait to' see William and Julia meeting!
In which episode Julia come back in the show?
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Post by snacky on Aug 25, 2014 8:05:51 GMT
Rewatched this episode tonight - I'm surprised there is so little commentary on it!
William noticeably slumped when Lam said he lost his fiance because he hesitated over her ultimatum. So I think the audience is meant to think that William thinks the reason he lost Julia is he didn't respond quickly enough when she said she couldn't have children. And of course he had let things drag out with her in general, and he didn't get to her before the train departed. He also mentions hesitating in The Murdoch Effect.
Also, I noted that this episode takes place 6 months after Julia left for Buffalo. No wonder she had moved on and started her relationship with Darcy!
Lam makes a big deal of William revolutionizing police work, so I think the audience is meant to think that William didn't follow Julia because he is doing something important by inventing forensic police work in Toronto. But that reasoning kind of falls flat for me since Dr. Francis is so much of an obstacle that William isn't very effective as a forensic investigator: that's the whole reason he ends up writing Dr. Ogden in the first place!
Even without Julia, this is a romantic episode, too. William broods at the beginning, pours over Julia's at the end, and pines with his every interchange with Dr. Francis all through the middle. And he fondles the engagement ring, so I guess we are meant to think he chose the job over her. Yet 3 episodes later he's going to hop ona train with that ring!
I like my psychological explanation better, where he's been waiting, frustrated all this time, for Julia to explicitly invite him to Buffalo. Or perhaps he was also waiting for Julia to write first, and he needed some formal excuse to write her.
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Post by snacky on Aug 26, 2014 9:15:38 GMT
I'm wondering if William wasn't just indulging in some wishful thinking and hoping Julia would come back so things would go back to being "the way they were supposed to be".
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Post by snacky on Nov 8, 2014 6:33:56 GMT
This episode has William's best crestfallen slump - when he's talking to Detective Lamb about waiting too long and losing the chance for love.  Pic credit: Randomkiwibirds |
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Post by Hodge on Nov 8, 2014 6:46:57 GMT
William noticeably slumped when Lam said he lost his fiance because he hesitated over her ultimatum. So I think the audience is meant to think that William thinks the reason he lost Julia is he didn't respond quickly enough when she said she couldn't have children. And of course he had let things drag out with her in general, and he didn't get to her before the train departed. He also mentions hesitating in The Murdoch Effect. Even without Julia, this is a romantic episode, too. William broods at the beginning, pours over Julia's at the end, and pines with his every interchange with Dr. Francis all through the middle. And he fondles the engagement ring, so I guess we are meant to think he chose the job over her. Yet 3 episodes later he's going to hop on a train with that ring! I like my psychological explanation better, where he's been waiting, frustrated all this time, for Julia to explicitly invite him to Buffalo. Or perhaps he was also waiting for Julia to write first, and he needed some formal excuse to write her. We're supposed to believe that he's all out pining for Julia, which of course, he is and fondling the engagement ring tells us he'd still like to marry her. As soon as he has an excuse to contact her he does and he's probably hoping that this contact, even though it's job related, will bring her back to him. Unfortunately we find out in a later episode that she has moved on and is now engaged to Darcy.  |
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Post by snacky on Nov 8, 2014 7:24:27 GMT
We're supposed to believe that he's all out pining for Julia, which of course, he is and fondling the engagement ring tells us he'd still like to marry her. As soon as he has an excuse to contact her he does and he's probably hoping that this contact, even though it's job related, will bring her back to him. Unfortunately we find out in a later episode that she has moved on and is now engaged to Darcy. The tragedy of never learning how to make small talk in a letter. (or learning how to get on a train to make a surprise visit to Buffalo!) |
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Post by lovemondays on Nov 15, 2014 22:16:15 GMT
This really is an Angsty!William episode. He's pining for Julia, his great love and helpmate, and has to deal with a polar-opposite in Dr. Frances. I love how Dr. Frances is so condescending at the riverbank when he says,"I'm sure your Dr. Ogden happily traipsed wherever you wished, but I am not she." Then he has to deal with Brax getting all bothered by the friction between the two. Poor William. I really think he believed that Julia's departure materially decreased his ability to solve crimes. That's why he felt compelled to ask for her help, with the added benefit of having an plausible excuse to contact her. There's no sign of DetectiveGadget!William for a while. He's definitely in a slump  . |
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Especially given the cautionary tale he witnessed of Lamb and his once fiancé.
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